WORD: PEDIGREE
MEANING:
1. a. A line of ancestors; a lineage. b. A list of ancestors; a family tree. 2. A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases. 3. A list of the ancestors of a purebred animal. 4. A continuous history or series of precedents, especially considered as evidence of respectability or legitimacy: "The practice of larding legislation with special interest lucre has, of course, a lengthy pedigree in American politics" (Jonathan Chait).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
PRONOUNCE:
LINK: PEDIGREE
MEANING:
1. a. A line of ancestors; a lineage. b. A list of ancestors; a family tree. 2. A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases. 3. A list of the ancestors of a purebred animal. 4. A continuous history or series of precedents, especially considered as evidence of respectability or legitimacy: "The practice of larding legislation with special interest lucre has, of course, a lengthy pedigree in American politics" (Jonathan Chait).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
| 1. For a batsman of Smith's pedigree, his role in the ball-tampering scandal has left many shocked. |
PRONOUNCE:
| ped·i·gree - पेडग्री |
LINK: PEDIGREE
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